"Not now," I muttered under my breath.
"ALWAYS NOW, YOUNG HERO! A TRUE WARRIOR NEVER COWERS FROM THE TRUTH!"
Sia frowned. "Who are you talking to?"
"Uh—"
"IT IS I! THE GREAT, NOBLE, AND UNPARALLELED—"
I groaned, dropping my head into my hands. "Alright, you know what? System, just introduce yourself telepathically before you give me a headache."
There was a dramatic pause.
And then—
"Very well, mortal."
Father and Sia both stiffened. Their eyes widened as the system's voice rang through their heads, filled with an overwhelming sense of self-importance.
Because the next thing the system said, with the kind of pride that could only belong to something entirely self-obsessed, was:
"HELLO, MORTALS."
Oh, how I wanted to die-
The room fell into stunned silence.
Sia's eye twitched. Father just… sighed.
The system, apparently pleased with itself, continued.
"I AM THE HOLY SYSTEM OF HEROIC ASCENSION!
A GUIDING BEACON FOR THE CHOSEN! A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS! A—"
